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...Gore kept hold of his sense of humor, which had always shown itself best in private. When Leon County circuit judge N. Sanders Sauls not only overturned Gore's request for a manual recount but also repudiated virtually every major argument his lawyers had made, the Vice President telephoned a couple of his top advisers and deadpanned, "You know, I think that went pretty well...
...piece "Show Them the Money" [BUSINESS, Dec. 4]. Sure, the PGA is making money off Woods' talent, but he is earning dough by playing in PGA tournaments. And if he's entitled to a share of the profits, why doesn't Woods take it a step further and request a payoff from the television stations that broadcast the matches? And how about a cut from the electric companies that supply the power to TV viewers who watch the most boring sport on the planet? TERRENA SHEA Westbrook, Conn...
...bipartisan-minded GOP governor to dodge the stench of Tom DeLay, and Bush owes him. Even liberals can't help but like him a little bit, and the religious right knows the abortion issue won't get any worse for them with him in charge. At Thompson's request, the announcement will be made after the holidays, but it looks like a lock...
...hope has evaporated; despite the spin of Bush's advisors calling this a 7-2 ruling, the reality is perfectly clear. In the end, the justices were split right down the middle on the ideological and partisan lines that were crystal-clear even before they granted Bush's ludicrous request for an emergency stay based on the potential "irreparable harm" of a recount...
...regularly given.' The statute identifies other significant dates, specifying December 18 as 'the date electors shall meet and give their votes' and specifying 'the fourth Wednesday in December' - this year, December 27 - as the date on which Congress, if it has not received a State's electoral votes, shall request the state secretary of state to send a certified return immediately. But none of these dates has ultimate significance in light of Congress' detailed provisions for determining, on 'the sixth day of January,' the validity of electoral votes...